King Of Pop

Released: Various

Recorded: 1979 through 2001

Length: Various

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Album Details

Song Listing (Alphabetized)

Note: Song selections and specific song versions vary greatly depending on the album edition. Please see Album Edition section on this page for list of songs and song versions on each edition of this album.

Limited Release & Promo Singles

Album Summary

King Of Pop is a compilation album by American singer and recording artist Michael Jackson, released in commemoration of his 50th birthday in 2008. The album title comes from the honorific title Jackson acquired approximately 20 years earlier.

The track listing of the album differs significantly across countries because fans in each country where Sony BMG operated national offices were allowed to vote on which songs would appear on that country's edition of the album. The initial pool of songs, which also differed across countries, were selected from Jackson's back catalogue and also included a new Megamix of five songs from the Thriller album that was created by Jason Nevins. Billie Jean is the only song to appear on all versions of the album.

As of 2019, King Of Pop has been released in a total of 28 versions; it has not been released in North America. The album's launch was made public on June 20, 2008, with the official announcement of the Australian version. The first version actually released was in Netherlands and in Germany & Switzerland on August 22, 2008. The final release was China's edition on December 18, 2009, following Jackson's death.

Album Editions

Argentina

Released 2008

Music

Edition Notes: Billie Jean and Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough were incorrectly titled "Billy Jean" and "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough" respectively.

Australia

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Edition Notes: Features the full nine-minute version of Thriller Megamix instead of the radio edit commonly found on other versions.

Australia

Digipack Edition

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Edition Notes: Packaging featured names of selected voters, messages left by the fans and a fold-out poster. This is the only version of the album to contain Sunset Driver, In The Back and the single You Can't Win. Also, features the full nine-minute version of Thriller Megamix instead of the radio edit commonly found on other versions.

Austria

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Edition Notes: This is the only version of the album to contain the single ABC.

Belgium

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Edition Notes: This is the only version of the album that doesn't contain the single Black Or White.

Belgium

Newspaper Edition

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Edition Notes: This is the only version of the album to contain Beautiful Girl.

Brazil

Released 2008

Music

Edition Notes: This is the only version of the album to contain the single The Girl Is Mine 2008 while Smooth Criminal is not present at all.

China

Released 2009

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Edition Notes: Different from the other versions, fans in China were not given the opportunity to vote for songs included in China's version, and this version was not released in 2008 to celebrate Michael Jackson's birthday, but after his death in late 2009. Spine of slipcase incorrectly mentions the title as King Of Pop: The Hong Kong Collection.

Finland

Released 2008

Music

France

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Edition Notes: This is the only version of the album to contain the single Cry.

France

Edition Collector

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Music - CD3

Edition Notes: The Deluxe Box Set is the only version of the album to contain The Way You Love Me and Rock With You (Original LP Version). And since the 2009 Singapore release has the same track listing, it too has those two songs.

Germany & Switzerland

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Edition Notes: The German edition was also released in Switzerland on the same day.

Greece

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Hong Kong

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Edition Notes: Also released in a black cover version with identical track listing.

Hungary

Released 2008

Music

This release contains Opendisc multimedia with bonus materials.

India

Released 2009

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Edition Notes: A 2014 re-release of this 2009 release featuring a different cover was recalled due to an incorrect track listing printed. A 2015 re-release featured a different cover and only MP3 files on the disc. A 2016 re-release is identical to the 2009 version but features the cover from the prior re-releases.

Italy

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Edition Notes: It was the first collection to feature the full version of Carousel from the Special Edition of Thriller, and the only version of the album to contain Tabloid Junkie and Morphine.

Japan

Released 2008

Music

Edition Notes: A few promo CD's of this version was released, but all contained the same track listing as this commercial Japan release.

Mexico

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Edition Notes: The only version of the album with a Greatest Hits branding.

Netherlands

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Edition Notes: This release contains Opendisc multimedia with bonus materials.

Netherlands

Limited Edition

Released 2008

Music

Edition Notes: This release contains Opendisc multimedia with bonus materials.

New Zealand

Released 2008

Music

Philippines

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Edition Notes: This is the only version of the album to contain the single Gone Too Soon.

Poland

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Poland

Limited Edition

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Edition Notes: Same track listing as the standard Poland release with the addition of Thriller Megamix bonus track.

Portugal

Released 2008

Music

Edition Notes: This release contains Opendisc multimedia with bonus materials.

Russia

Released 2008

Music

Singapore

2008 Edition

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Edition Notes: Same track listing as the Korean version of the album.

Singapore

2009 Edition

Released 2009

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Music - CD3

Edition Notes: Same track listing as the French Deluxe Edition of the album.

South Korea

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Edition Notes: Same track listing as the 2008 Singapore version of the album. Also released in Limited Edition packaging with an identical track listing as this version.

Spain

Released 2009

Music

Edition Notes: This is the only version of the album to contain the song Unbreakable.

Sweden

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Taiwan

Released 2009

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Edition Notes: Same track listing as the Hong Kong version of the album. 

Thailand

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Edition Notes: Also released in Limited Edition packaging that included a holographic cover with identical track listing as this version.

Turkey

Released 2008

Music

United Kingdom

Released 2008

Music

Edition Notes: Scream is included on the album, as this song had not appeared on any compilation album in the United Kingdom prior due to legal rights with Janet Jackson's label Virgin Records.

United Kingdom

Deluxe Edition

Released 2008

Music - CD1

Music - CD2

Music - CD3

Edition Notes: This is the only version of the album to contain Can't Get Outta The Rain.

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